The company traces its origins to 1980 in Japan, when businessman Masahiko Sugino founded Sugino Kosan, which featured a roller-skating facility and arcade. Over the next several years, the facility added new amenities, and the company rebranded itself as Round1.

The company opened its first Round1 venue in the United States in August 2010.

The South County Center Round1 venue will be managed by CBL Properties, a Chattanooga-based real estate firm that invests in shopping centers.